The Fair Share Report

74 Scheerer Ave

Newark, NJ 07112

The town corrects for market drift once a year — but only on average. This report measures whether this house drifted with the herd or away from it.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $481,596

Likely range $399,600 – $565,988, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

40.69%

The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $481,596 home should be assessed near $195,961.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$129,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $66,461 below what the ratio math suggests (33.9%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Newark home

$3.999 per $100 assessed

$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%

Step 5 · The bill

$5,179/yr
Public schools$1,505
Essex County$672
Town of Newark$3,002
Newark average$7,640

This home vs. every recent Newark sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 33.7%
This home · 26.9%

17%58%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newark's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
51-53 WEST END AVE2026-03$495,0001,85241.0%
163-165 BROOKDALE AVE2026-04$575,0001,84839.7%
74 VERMONT AVE2025-01$475,0001,90954.8%
152 IVY ST2026-02$465,0001,91535.5%
152 IVY ST2025-08$435,0001,91537.9%
160 GOLDSMITH AVE2026-01$400,0001,86834.9%
412 FABYAN PL2025-10$550,0001,84823.6%
25 PARK VIEW TERR2025-01$426,0001,74334.6%
876-878 S 17TH ST2025-05$360,0001,95329.4%
390 N 6TH ST2025-07$660,0001,85818.6%
117 LEHIGH AVE2026-01$480,0001,72249.4%
209-211 VASSAR AVE2025-02$530,0001,89235.1%

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